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The Justice League of America series was established as a showcase for the art and story by Bryan Hitch.
But instead of the continuation of the story he's telling, this month we get a fill-in issue!
When I saw it at the comics shop I thought I had picked up the wrong issue. This issue barely contains any JLA at all - it's all about the Martian Manhunter tracking down a killer alien.
Rather than guiding us to picking up the new comic series featuring that character, this issue should convince anyone to stay far away.
DC long ago ruined J'onn J'onzz as a character, changing him from the powerful, good-hearted founding member of the JLA and making him a grim, relentless engine of destruction who looks and acts strangely - they apparently don't want you to sympathize with him or, you know, actually like him.
Here he fights a brutal alien who tears flesh and splashes blood around in a fashion that should warm the heart of any horror fan - but the violence will leave many superhero fans (like me) cold, and it's definitely not an issue for kids.
The art is good (bloodletting aside), but the story is weak, even for a fill-in issue.
My advice: if you don't have Bryan Hitch work to publish, then don't print the next issue until you do.
Grade: D+
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